Slap:

I am beginning to see your point about missiles.

Speaking of directed energy weapons, Information Dissemination recently had this about USN lasers.

http://www.informationdissemination....lk-lasers.html

The Russians seem to do missiles well but when talking about sea fighting that often means ships or planes, if only to carry the missiles to within launch range and to target them. In the Russians case they don't have much in the way of ships and planes. And since sea fighting is most often conducted by navies, and the Russian Navy has about the worst history of accomplishment of any navy I can think of, I can't see what Russia can do coming anywhere close to what they say.